en Persicaria glabra

Persicaria glabra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Polygonaceae
Genus:	Persicaria
Species:	P. glabra
Binomial name
	Persicaria glabra; (Willd.)M.Gómez
Synonyms
	Persicaria densiflora;

Persicaria glabra, also known as denseflower knotweed, is a species of flowering plant native to North America and Eurasia.^[1]

Description

It is similar in appearance to P. longiseta and P. lapathifolia. The plant is a medium-sized annual herb with red, swollen joints and lanceolate leaves. The inflorescence is a dense raceme of small pink or white flowers, the fruit a flattened black nut.

References

^ Kim, Sang‐Tae; Donoghue, Michael J. (1 September 2008). "Incongruence between cpDNA and nrITS trees indicates extensive hybridization within Eupersicaria (Polygonaceae)". American Journal of Botany. 95 (9): 1122–1135. doi:10.3732/ajb.0700008. ISSN 0002-9122.

External links

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[1] Kim, Sang‐Tae; Donoghue, Michael J. (1 September 2008). "Incongruence between cpDNA and nrITS trees indicates extensive hybridization within Eupersicaria (Polygonaceae)". American Journal of Botany. 95 (9): 1122–1135. doi:10.3732/ajb.0700008. ISSN 0002-9122.

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